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ApplicationDecember 7, 1944; Serial No.*566,981

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- This invention-relates to an iinproved sun visor assembly designedlpartioularly for use i in vehicle bodiessuch as closed automobile bodiesiw An object is to: provide. improved sun i visor mechanism adapted to r be supported within an automobile body adjaeent to thewindshield window opening and to-a'side window opening and wherein the visor *blacle l is adjustable to v a plurality of relativelyangular: positions before and substantially parallel 'toeither"window opening,

and is adjustable tea-position: above or overlapping either window. opening and.;is adjustable from a a position overlapping either: window opening to aposition overlapping the 'other window opening.

further object is to provida awiser-"assembly which includes. atbracket base adapted to be fixed to the interior of an automobile body adjacent to the' windshield win'dow opening and adjacent to a side window opening, arodsupportpivoted to the base for rotatable'adjustment relative to the base about anupright axis, an angular hangerrod having one end journaled upon the rod support for: swinging movement of the rod about a horizontal, axis, and: a .visor blade pivotally, mounted; upomthe oppositeeend of theilod fol rotatable adjustment thereabout. The visor blade is also adjustable longitudinally along the rod according. to the disclosure of Pelcher Patent No. 2,294,317of; the assigneeot this application.

More particularly the visor! blade istrotatable about the supporting rod from a position above either window opening to a position overlapping such window opening and vice versa. The visor blade and rod are rotatably adjustable about the axis of rotation of the rod upon the rod support to a plurality of relatively angular positions of the blade before and substantially parallel to either window opening. The visor blade, rod, and rod support are pivotally adjustable about the axis of rotation of the rod support upon the base from a position overlapping either window opening to a position overlapping the other window opening.

Other objects, advantages and meritorious features of the invention will more fully appear from the following description, appended claims and accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the interior of a front corner of an automobile body showing this improved visor assembly in place therein.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the same interior front corner shown in Figure l but taken on an angle of 90 with respect to the view of Figure 1.

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Figure 3 is an elevation partly broken away of: the visor blade mounted upon the supporting rod;

Figure 4 is a" fragmentary elevation of the supporting: bracket partly in section.

Figure5l is a. vei'ticalisectional view taken on the line 5-5- of Figure 4.

Figure 611s a horizontal sectional view taken on itherline [i -61 of Figure 5.

Figure? is a verticalsectional viewtaken on the line 1-4! of Figure 3.

In the interior views of the. automobile body shown in the drawings let lflindicate a' portion of the windshield window opening and' I2 indi- The side window opening is indicated by thenumeral M. This improved visor assembly; is mounted upon a bracket secured in place adj acent'to and betw'een these two. window openings.

The visor assembly includes avisor bladr l6 which is journaled upon a supporting rod l8 for rotatableadjustment thereabout to a. position either above or overlapping either window opening. The visor blade and its mounting upon the rod may be of the character shown in Pelcher PatentNo. 2,294,317 in which a: metal strip l9 issecured alongonetlinear margin to the founelation panel 11 ofthe blade. Thismetal strip is. rolled over at its ends to provide tubular'porltions 2|] whichare journaleol upon the rod. l8.

These tubular portions 20 are so received upon the rod: as to be slidable thereover lengthwise ofthe rod as well as rotatably about the rod;

The metal strip is cut away between the end portions 20 and within this space there is mounted upon the rod a gripping member 24 which member is adapted to so embrace the rod as to be resistingly rotatable thereabout to maintain any position of rotatable adjustment about the rod. This gripping member has a radially extending wing 26 which wing is slidable frictionally between the plate 19 and the foundation H of the visor blade to permit the visor blade being moved to adjusted positions lengthwise along the rod and to maintain the blade at such positions of adjustment. The member 24 is not readily slidable lengthwise along the rod but is rotatable thereabout as above set forth. The adjustment of the visor blade lengthwise of the rod is therefore limited to the clearance provided between the opposite ends of the cutout opening in the strip 18 and the member 24.

The visor bracket includes a base plate 30 which is fixed to the body as by screws 32. This bracket has a cup-shaped part 34 fixed thereto.

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rotatably adjusted about the upright axis of ro- A rod supportin plate 36 is rotatably mounted upon one end of the part 34 by a pin 38. One end of the pin is threaded into the plate 36 and the opposite end of the pin carries a nut 40. A spring 42 is interposed between the nut and the bottom of the interior of the cup-shaped part 34 to exert an upward tension holding the plate 36 against the end of the part 34 and seated within an end recess 44 thereof as shown in Figure 5.

The plate 36 is divided as by a saw kerf .46,

and the two wings formed by the kerf are held toward each other by an adjustment screw 48 as shown in Figures 4 and 6. The saw kerf terminates in a diametrically disposed opening adapted to receive the end 50 of the rod 18 as shown in Figure 5 and 6. The screw 48 can be adjusted to cause the plate to grip the end portion 50 of the rod so as to frictionally maintain the rod at adjusted'positions of rotation within v the plate.

It will now be apparent that the visor blade can be adjusted lengthwise along the rod [8 before either window opening and parallel thereto. The blade can also be adjusted rotatably about the rod [8 to a position before either window opening or to a position thereabove. The blade and rod can be adjusted about the horizontal axis of rotation of the end 50 of the rod within the plate 36 to a plurality of angular positions of the blade before either window opening and in parallelism therewith as shown in Figures The blade, rod, and plate 35 may be tation of the plate with respect to the bracket to position the visor blade before either window opening as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

What I claim is:

1. In sun visor mechanism for use in a vehicle body having a windshield window opening and a side window opening an upright cup shaped bracket base, a rod support pivoted upon the outer face of the bottom of the base by an upright pin extending through the bottom of the base for rotation thereabout over said outer face,

a spring within the cup shaped base acting upon said pin holding the rod support yieldingly against the bottom of the base to maintain adjusted positions of rotation thereover, an angular hanger rod journaled at one end upon the rod support for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis, said rod support being in the form ofa horizontally split horizontally disposed plate .tending upwardly thereinto from the bottom,

said top recess being of substantially greater depth than the bottom recess, a coil spring seated within the top recess, a pin extending downwardly through said spring and through the bottom of the top recess into the bottom recess, said "pin having a head surmounting the spring, a

disc-shaped plate split horizontally providing upper and lower sections, a circular boss formed on the upper section journalled within the bottom recess of the bracket base, said plate mounted upon the pin and held upwardly by the pin and spring within the bottom recess of the bracket base for rotation therein and adapted to frictionally maintain. positions to which rotated, said plate exhibiting a rod supporting bearing between its upper and lower sections intersecting the axis of rotation of the plate, an angular hanger rod'having one leg mounted within the bearing between said sections, means connecting the upper and lower sections of the plate together gripping the rod therebetween to frictionally maintain it at adjusted positions of rotation between the sections and a visor blade mounted upon said rod.

ALVIN F. MOORE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,590,203 Olssen et a1. June 29, 1926 1,680,560 McDonald Aug. 14, 1928 1,941,032 Knowles Dec. 26, 1933 2,057,009 Chadwick Oct. 13, 1936 2,220,429 Soderberg Nov. 5, 1940 2,294,317 Pelcher et a1. Aug. 25, 1942 2,299,280 Reed Oct. 20, 1942 2,305,584 Arbron Dec. 22, 1942 

